A team of researchers construct a library of pre-fabricated, reusable paperfluidic blocks for point-of-care diagnostic devices.
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New Ultra‐Low‐Cost Smartphone Sensor To Diagnose Autoimmune Disease
American researchers designed a smartphone octo‐channel optosensor (SOS) for low‐cost low‐volume lab tests as a mHealth diagnostic tool.
Printed Paper Electronics
Disposable and flexible electronics made from paper could provide a cost-effective alternate to current electronic device materials.
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Unravelling the Cytokine Secretion Process of Single Cells with a Novel Biosensor [Video]
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A Dual-Modal Probe for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease [Video]
A novel probe for imaging amyloid-β (Aβ) in vivo is developed, enabling the early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Wearable Fingernail Sensor Provides Hotbed of Thermal Data
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Seeing from a Nanoelectrochemical Confined World
Electrochemical confined effects are capable of exploring the novel detection mechanisms of nanopore to efficiently convert the dynamic function/structure of single molecules into the ionic signatures or optical patterns. This will prompt the nanopore to emerge on the comprehensive range of future applications in both life and material science.
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Super-Repellent Surfaces Based on Triply Re‐Entrant Structures [Video]
Zhongze Gu and colleagues from Southeast University in China utilize direct laser writing to 3D-print omniphobic, triply re-entrant surfaces that can universally repel organic liquids.
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Microbial Sensors Based on ZnO Nanorod Arrays [Video]
The size, shape, and order of nanorods in solid-state microbial sensors are controlled using the forces of gravity and magnetism.
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